John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences

News and information from the UND John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences.

Patricia (Trece) Hopp Wins American Meteorological Society Graduate Fellowship

Categories: Atmospheric Sciences

Patricia (Trece) Hopp, a senior Honors student majoring in Atmospheric Sciences and a 2021-2023 NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholar, won the American Meteorological Society’s Graduate Fellowship. The American Meteorological Society (AMS) administers an array of graduate fellowships and undergraduate scholarships nationwide. One of these is the Graduate Fellowship through the AMS Fellowship Program, a source of […]

ND NASA EPSCoR Research and Travel RFP – Spring 2023

Categories: ND NASA EPSCoR

5.18.23 Update:  Congratulations to the following two proposals selected for research funding! Dr. Haochi Zheng | Using Satellite Observation to control noxious weeds and support livestock production in North Dakota | Department of Earth System Science and Policy | University of North Dakota Dr. Mijia Yang | Support the Development of an Artificial Bird Material […]

Taylor Dolan Places Third in 3MT Competition

Categories: Atmospheric Sciences

Taylor Dolan, master’s student working with Dr. Aaron Kennedy, placed 3rd among 24 graduate student competitors in the Three Minute Thesis competition on 26 Jan 2023. Similar to an elevator pitch, the goal of the 3MT is to summarize one’s research in 3 minutes or less in a captivating way that is digestible by a […]

Minot State University: Pre-service teacher workshop

Categories: ND NASA Space Grant Consortium

The NDSGC met with Minot State University students and led a pre-service teacher workshop on February 17, 2023. We conducted three hands-on activities and introduced the various NASA- and ND-based educator opportunities. Activities from the session  Pocket Solar System Rockets to the Rescue Robot Hands Activities: (End Effector) or (Robot Fingers) Here are some helpful […]

Image of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox Babe walking through a valley. There are mountains in the background and people camping in the foreground.

Name An ExoWorld 2022

Categories: ND NASA Space Grant Consortium

Image of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox Babe walking through a valley. There are mountains in the background and people camping in the foreground.

In the Fall of 2022, the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium facilitated a brief but enthusiastic campaign to submit an entry to rename an alien planet! This was the “IAU Name An ExoWorld 2022 Campaign”, and we received entries from four different groups comprising over 30 students, teachers, and astronomy enthusiasts from Grand Forks, Fargo, […]

ND NASA EPSCoR Request for Pre-Proposals and Reviewers – ISS Flight Opportunity

Categories: ND NASA EPSCoR

2.16.2023 Update: One pre-proposal has been selected to move forward for this opportunity: Sci-I: Dr. Kalpana Katti Title: Effect of microgravity and higher radiation on healing and metastasis potential of omentum   Overview: In response to the NASA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) EPSCoR ISS Flight Opportunity Announcement Number: NNH22ZHA003C, the North Dakota NASA EPSCoR […]

Rugby Educators Conference, Jan 16 2023

Categories: ND NASA Space Grant Consortium

Hello educators! The following links and resources were presented at the ND Educators’ Conference at Rugby High School on January 16, 2023. Marissa Saad (msaad@space.edu) and Tori McIntosh (tori.mcintosh@und.edu led the session). Reach out with any questions, anytime! Presentation shared: NDSGC’s Google Slides Activity led: Pocket Solar System NDSGC’s homepage (On the website) All of […]

NASA EPSCoR Virtual Technical Interchange Meeting – Call for Researcher Presentations

Categories: ND NASA EPSCoR

UPDATED WITH EXTENDED DEADLINE – JAN. 10, 2023 Who: North Dakota faculty researchers from ND NASA EPSCoR affiliate institutions What: Virtual Technical Interchange Meeting – Call for “Flash Presentations” from Researchers Where: Virtual Web Link (Microsoft Teams or Zoom) When: Two Dates: one meeting in late January 2023 with “Flash Talks” followed by one meeting in early February 2023 […]